No Compelling Reason to Re-open Euthanasia Debate
Euthanasia advocates should take note of last year's resounding defeat of Victoria's euthanasia bill and stop continually trying to push for laws which would put at risk the lives of vulnerable sick and elderly people, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said today..
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Draft Guidelines on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Released
The Obama administration released draft guidelines on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research on Friday.
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Day of Silence Draws Mixed Responses from Christians
As thousands of students across the country take a vow of silence on Friday to bring attention to anti-gay harassment in schools, Christians remain divided on how to respond to the annual Day of Silence.
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Surrogacy Reform Ignores 'Best Interest of Child'
The push for uniform surrogacy laws is ignoring the best interest of the child and seems to be gathering pace without a proper public debate, according to the Australian Christian Lobby.
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Man Builds Chapel for Wife Whose Church is Too Busy
A retired watch importer has built a 12-seater chapel for his wife after she said that her own church was too overcrowded.
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NY Gov. Proposes Bill Legalizing Gay Marriage
New York Gov. David Paterson introduced a bill Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Australians not so Sceptical about Jesus, Survey Finds
MORE than four in 10 Australians who don\'t consider themselves \"born again\" nevertheless believe Jesus rose from the dead, while one in 10 doesn\'t believe he even existed.
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Christians Fare Well in Queemsland Elections
Last months Queensland elections saw Labor win a fifth consecutive election in the State and see Anna Bligh become Australia\'s first elected female Premier. When counting was finalised Labor had won 51 seats in the 89-seat parliament, with the LNP (Liberal National Party) holding 34 with four independents. The election saw a swing of around 3.7% towards the LNP, but this was far short of the \'knife-edge\' result predicted by the polls.
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Students Encouraged to Skip School on 'Day of Silence'
A national coalition of pro-family groups are urging parents to keep their students home this coming Friday in protest of the annual \"Day of Silence,\" when students vow silence to bring attention to the discrimination of gay students.
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Charity Worker Suspended Over Opposition to Homosexual Marriage
A Christian man working as a hostel support worker has been suspended from his job after having a conversation with a colleague in which he voiced his opposition to same-sex marriage and homosexual clergy.
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Uluru Indigenous Prepare Easter Gift of Hope for Australian Teenagers
Today over 300 young people from around the nation will be commissioned to begin a Pilgrimage to Uluru, where indigenous young people and elders have been preparing for their arrival.
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Nichols Rejects Blair's Plea to Modernise on Homosexuality
The newly appointed Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Rev Vincent Nichols, has rejected Tony Blair\'s call to the Catholic Church this week to"modernise" its views on homosexuality.